November 04, 2010

talks about.....he's brilliant, and such an amazing artist......it's no wonder the fairies would want to set up shop and have doors magically appear all over our city.....thankfully we have Jonathan to help us to seek the elusive fairies out....he's a true researcher in that field. :)

Well we have SOOOOO many people come to our shop everyday in search of the doors. they come from literally ALL over the world to see it. I'm not kidding.

Many people asked us if we could get them a fairy door like ours, and the answer is sadly NO.

These doors aren't special ordered, you can't buy them online, they just magically "appear" at several local businesses downtown that are lucky enough to have one. (evidently fairies are very particular about where they move in..... So thankfully we made the cut...phew! :)

They also are miniature versions of the shop's actual door....right down to the tiniest of details!

my personal favorite one is the one located at Peaceable Kingdom downtown, inside it has a tiny little replica of the shop itself, with shelves filled with teeny tiny merchandise. So cute!!!

So even though you can't get one like ours or even one like theirs.....

we do have some special little uniques ones for sale that we have made for just for you.......

one of a kind fairy doors, each unique, hand painted and only a limited amount....

October 19, 2010

On Days when I have about a billion and one things to do, I usually just end up falling apart and kind of just spiral around doing stupid random things instead....how about you?

So here I am sharing what I did instead of doing work...... :)

I dug up a tomato plant in my yard this morning that just kind of appeared in my garden on accident, I certainly didn't plant it.........

but what a pleasant surprise! I felt it needed to be rescued and relocated in my sunny kitchen right?

so I dug in the dirt instead of walking this clown......

she's only a little bitter ;)

but when it's sunny outside, and a beautiful fall day it's kind of hard not to dig in the dirt just a little bit...in fact if I could transplant this MONDO morning glory that is STILL blooming I would have done that too!

but today I raced to work to gear up for a sale we are having tomorrow

lot's of things are going to be marked down, fun things! nice things!

but I am sadly over these things and they need to go to another happy home,

so if you are local, come scoop up a deal.......I'm in total purge mode

October 14, 2010

This whole post started because I walked into my son's room and saw this chair that he's been working on that he got from me........

an old vintage molded plastic school chair......(I have a ton of them in my basement for sale if you'd like one) Anyways.......he asked me if he could have one, so of course I said yes, and this is what he started to do with it, I think it's looking pretty cool.....

in fact it got me to thinking about the whole skateboarding scene in general.

how far the sport has come in recent years, and how mainstream it's becoming. When I was in Highschool it was considered pretty alternative, and most people looked down their noses at kids who did it.

sad really because it's an Art form in itself.

I mean the way artist's and boarders design their own boards is pretty amazing....

I love to look at all the designs, because trust me, we've gone through quite a few of them......

they are works of art that are meant to be used.....

in fact my boy is so into it that he is always out there with his friends skating as much as he possibly can....

He's completely immersed in the whole culture of it.....

how many shoes do we have? oye.....

don't even get me started on the clutter......

oh, it's all good........

even my husband humors him at times......

with a delicious skateboard shaped pancake....heeee heeeee.....:)

besides all that, not only is it a cool sport, that is very physical.....

but it has spiralled off into other creative aspects for him. He loves to film his own videos.

Filming his friends doing tricks, adding music and editing his works has become a passion for him.

October 08, 2010

For Me, life seems to be all about home and all the things that go with it.

I am just a natural nest builder so my art always seems to go with that theme....

I am going to try and do some different things that I have rolling around in my head, but for now I just finished a piece that still defaults to that topic....and I'm pretty happy with it, actually I am just happy that I actually FINISHED it! ;)

it's kind of big, larger than I usually work, so it took FOR ever....

lots of detail, even though it seems simple,

layers of paper, glue, and paints......

the cute little number 2 is from my very talented friend Angie......she had her work shipped to me so perfectly packaged with the numbers on top that I didn't have the heart to just throw them away, so here they are, glued on forever.......don't you just love to recycle? :)

little eyeballs, and cherries......I wish I could learn to work faster, but details take time I suppose....

(oh,and a nice dose of A.D.D. on my end, thankyouverymuch) oye!

but I guess that's just.....

hee heee heeeeee........things somehow get finished one way or another....with little stops in between.....

August 02, 2010

The great thing about my shop is that I get to meet some of the most interesting people.

All sorts of folks walk through my doors....wealthy folks, poor folks, students, kids, oddballs, and the regular old average joe.

I've never been impressed by status, or money, in fact I feel more comfortable with the regular average joes. So when I meet people that are pretty well off but are so down to earth and humble about it that you wouldn't know it, I am always impressed by that.

So when my Friend saw that I was headed up North to pick up my son from Camp, she invited me to come and stay for a few relaxing days at her "cottage" before I went to get him.

Since I was driving up north for 4 hours BY MYSELF, it seemed like a really liberating thing to do, so I accepted her gracious invitation........

needless to say I was blown away by her place.

this wasn't your average "cottage"

this was a LAKE house, and needs to be in a magazine!

so grab a cup of coffee, or an ice cold drink, because I couldn't help but take a billion photographs........:)

come on in won't you? just follow this path to paradise....

walk up the charming stairs to the cute little entry way...

then go down this hall to......

oh my WORD!

walls of windows overlooking the bay.....

everywhere I turn I am met with Art......

art I love!

vintage treasures.....

cool collections....

inspiration starts to flow! I am SO happy to be here in this amazing place......

Lucky really ;)

every where I turned......I was just so darn excited!

(even her fly swatter looks cute so artfully displayed) :)

her cool table with her found vintage Jury chairs....Love them!

even washing the dishes in her kitchen sink is amazing because of the view from the window....

and the sunsets equally impressive....

I would retire for the night in my cute little room....

where I'd curl up and read a book! I actually READ an entire book this summer! something I hate to admit that I haven't done in YEARS, but was so thankful that I did.

I would wake up in the morning, and sneak out here to watch the sunrise and enjoy the solitude, just me and my book....

spectacular views all around.....

sometimes I'd even have company........:)

best dog E.V.E.R.

Marley!!!

Portugese water dog, amazing, loyal, mellow, and had the most expressive eyes ever. so cute. :)

(he liked me) see? he's smiling

such a happy place!

we'd spend time walking down to her beach....

for more lounging...... (it was so nice not to have the words

"mom!" yelled at me a million times a day, where I could actually read, and gaze out into space in peace.) :)

looking at rocks and driftwood.....

in fact her fireplace is made with a bunch of them.....along with other treasures

even her mantle piece is made from a piece of driftwood that she and her husband dragged in from the water...it weighed a TON...but look how cool!

All in all it was an amazing time, every nook and cranny made me feel like I was on an Artistic retreat.....

it was so relaxing, rejuvenating, and inspiring.....

So thankful that I have met such amazing people that are so generous and kind to me from all walks of life.

Let me tell you, it has not been easy to get my kid to get anything done. she has mastered the art of procrastination, just like her mother ....(I am a professional at that gig)

But today, the girl gave it her all, and really buckled down and did it! I am SO proud of her.

So here is a sneak peek into some of what she will be selling at the fair on Monday the 19th, a combination of Originals, prints, and cards. some will be framed, and others will be packaged up in cards, ALL of it will be FUN, original, and completely HER work. I am super proud of my girl, for a 7 year old, I think she's pretty darn creative. I am so happy that she now has a venue to share it with the world.

I hope you will come by and see us, along with all of the other FANTASTIC creations from the other children participating, trust me, you will love it all, I already have my eye on a couple of sock creatures this adorable little 10 year old boy made!

July 12, 2010

I saw a clever little idea on Charlotte's blog, A postcard series and thought that was SUCH a simple and cool thing to do, to post little snippets of summer life.

So I am taking her brilliant idea and posting little "postcards" of what we are up to this summer. Enjoying all the wonderful things that the season offers us...fresh air, fresh food, fresh ideas......ah summer, hope you are having fun too with your summer so far! :)

Lot's happening around here with summer life, this week I will be heading back up north by myself to visit a friend at her cottage before I pick up my boy at camp, then it's home to work on a billion things before Art fair hits our town on the 21st of July!

it's SOOOOOO exciting!!

My Fiona is even entered into the little Kids section of the art fair, so I am busy getting her stuff prepared as well, do you know how hard it is to get a 7 year old to produce? ;)

oye vay.......but how fun for a kid to get to have her own booth....so stop on by and see us if you can, the Kid's Art fair is at the Townie Street party on Monday July 19th!!!

May 25, 2010

I
have a little problem this time of year, it's called Flower addiction.

I
can't help it, they just tempt me and tease me with their loveliness
and I cannot controlmyself.

I could spend HOURS at a green house and in my garden.There's no place on earth I would rather be than digging in the
dirt.

.....from Sun up to sun down is where you will find me some days.......
Observing every little detail from the
brilliant colors to the amazing leaf patterns, all a miracle of
nature that completely awes me.
When I am in the garden everything leaves my mind, I think of
nothing but the earth in front of me and the skies above, my mind
completely at peace for a change. It's a wonderful feeling.

Which in turn translates to my art........

A Busy Bee in my shop and garden.....just finished this little yellow corner cabinet .....on to the next! :)

So now you know where i've been the past few days, my little secret is out. (I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves)........but I will say that if ever there was an addiction to have, this is the best kind! :)

...... O.k.!.... off to water my plants and soak up the sunshine for a quick little minute.....hope you ALL have a wonderful day! XOXOXO

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